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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 9 June 2019

On Sunday 9 June, demand averaged 26.6 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

26.6GW AVERAGEWind2.98 GW11%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass1.42 GW5%Solar2.41 GW9%Gas11.78 GW44%Coal0.17 GW1%Imports2.98 GW11%Nuclear4.69 GW18%26.6GW AVERAGE11%9%44%11%18%
Price
£44.41/MWh
Day average £44.41
Demand26.6GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables21%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
229g/kWh
0Day average 229300
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Key moments

On Sunday 9 June 2019, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 31.7 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 229 g/kWh and the price £44.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (174 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (303 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.76/MWh at 15:00 to £56.92/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 50% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.419.0%Wind 2.9811.1%Gas 11.7844.0%Hydro 0.331.2%Biomass 1.425.3%Nuclear 4.6917.5%Coal 0.170.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.6avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.7GW · 12:10
Low 18.8 · 04:45Avg 26.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
69 Out
0
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 9 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 9 June 2019, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 9 Jun
Imported
69GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.87GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.17GWImporting

In 28.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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